The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-02-20
-FHE=ARMrEs OF EUROPE.
Number OF Men the Leading Ma
lions Can Put in the Fields.

ApIOpOS Vi the present disturbed con
dition of European politics and the
prospect that sooner or later the Cont
nent is to be embroiled in a great con
f1ict, it maybe of interest to know ex-
actly how the various nations which
may be brought into this conflict stand
with respect to their military and nava
forces. The two most belligerent dis
posed powers are France and Germany
but there IS apparently no telling, j
they should decide to fight, how many
other hations might be drawn into the
struggle. England and Russia have been
cycling each other for long time with
no very friendly looks, and Austria has
been doing a good deal of war talk in
connection with the Balkan trouble. If
these nations should become interested
In the fight, Italy, Spain, Turkey and
several of the smaller States as well
would evidently be forced to take sides.
The following facts and figures have
been cleaned from the last issue of the
Alnsanach de GothG. In most cases they
are corrected up to the beginning of the
present year, and they will be found
interesting and suggestive.
Although since the Franco-Prussian
war Germany has been regarded as the
first military power OF Europe in point
of numbers, France must be given the
preference. The statistics given show
that the standing army III the time OF
peace, or the eftctif de pdir as it is
called, comprises 81, 140 officers and 1922
143 men, of which 2l8,593 are infantry i.
II sol cavalry 70, 352 artillery and 10000
engineer. The territorial army m
prises troops of all arms excebt the Chas-
seur pied IN Continental France, and
is estimated at 81 900 officers and So
600 men. The effective force of war is
estimated at 2,420 600 men, to which are
to be added ! 300 600 men SO disposed
that they can be held in reserve without
instruction. which brings the
total numberup to about 8, 700 900 men.
These figures are probably somewhat
as the information is not
so readily obtained and it is not the
custom of the military authorities in
France to underrate their effective
forces. The navy of France consists of
40 vessels, which concludes twenty-one
armOred men-of war of the first class
and thirteen of the second class. The
marine corps consists OF Al ,227 men and
[ ,572 officers. t#ssEts 81
The army of the German Empire con-
'ists, on peace footing, of 425, PA men
and Is lab officers, of which POI, $40 are
Infantry, "a, $50 cavalry and 81 ,167 ar
.ilery. In times of war, without the
LaBdstrum and special leyies, there may
De called into requisltion an army of
of g ;oH
number 744 OBJ are campaigning troops
.69 GA reserves and 4l6 032 to be en-
oloyed in garrison service, total of L.
)85 battalions. The navy consists of
ships of 554 guns, 17S 1852
tonnage and manned with 1878 men.
The German navy, according to the
igures given, employees elghty-three
musicians.
The entire military force employed by
he British government in times of peace
here are stationed in Great Britain and |
Ind "a ,nS1 infantry ana with other spec
al organizations, making total of 116,-
f3 men. The remainder of the entire |
orce is made up of IS, 1876 men in India,
{, 1873 in the Colonies and 8,866in Egypt |
ia in Great Britain, or the native arms |
u Canada, India and the other colonies. |
The naval forces of the British Empire |
onsists of 1920 sailors. 12,707 marine
roops and Royal Navy reserve" OF d.
O3 men, making a total of SO, 100 as an
Elective peace force. The number of |
hips in the royal navy is 476, including
iXty-four armored cruisers, 279 steam !
essels and III sailing vessels. Of this |
lumber only 256 are in activity, having !
n armament of ,455 cannon. No at |
EN- pit is made by the compilers of the |
ilmanachde G0thd to estimate the num-
er of troops that war might call into !
eQuisition.
There has also apparently been some |
Iifficulty in obtaining accurate figures
Tith regard to the effective military
orces of Russia. The peace footing is
,iven at 80 $50 officers and S51 ,929 men.
It which 59O,274 and campaign troops,
9,374 reserve, 100 local troops and
nen and officers OF $50 264. The war eff
ective is estimated at 1,O60, $40 men,
Sc ,254 horses and 1876 cannon. Ano-
her estimate gives the entire force of
Infantry available in time of war at q
OOISOOt hAAASI o0hAIS W lA4AS IbO AON6l
militia in several provinces, would bring
be number to nearly three millions.
he navy consists of 391 vessels and an
quipment of $4,000 men.
The army of Austro Hungary is placed
t a peace footing of 2o8, 419 men and
s ,0S6 officers, which in times of war can
e expanded to an available force of l.
IS ,955 men and 80 ,673 offic rs, and the
avail resources consists Of ninety-eight
hips, manned by IL sos men. The Aus
rian navy is not an important factor in
be military strength of the empire.
Italy has powerful army, the d.
lg forces in times of peace BEING
81, which in the event of war can OF
reaSed to 100000 or more, by cali
n the militia and the territorial sofa
cry. Its navy is tower of strength to
tally, which counts a total OF 179 yes
els, of which fifty five are armored, and
mong these are some of the largest and
lost powerful engines of war ever con
-ructed. The naval forces consist of
5,l73 men.
Spain has an effective force of s 1903
lfantry, IA 1854 cavalry and II $40 artil-
Try on a peace footing, while for war
Re military force is increased TO 734, 679
ltantrv, q 452 cavalry and 30 355 artiI
ry. The navy consists of 135 vessels,
Iulpped with q force of II go men.
uT-ay u Tho only o+har EuroDaGo !